Package can be install from CDROM, Network i.e. NFS or downloading from Internet and then add it to system, or from existing location such as /var/spool/pkg directory if frequently required packages are copied to this location.
Solaris: Adding package from CDROM
1) Mount cdrom
2) To add or install GNU tar package from Solaris CD use command
# pkgadd -d /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_9/Product SUNWgtar
Where,
-d /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_9/Product: Specify package directory
SUNWgtar: Package name
Solaris: Adding packages to spool directory and then install them
1) Copy package to /var/spool/pkg directory first:
# pkgadd -d /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_9/Product -s /var/spool/pkg SUNWgtar
Transferring package instance
Where,
-d /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_9/Product: Specify package directory
-s /var/spool/pkg : Directory in which package will get stored
SUNWgtar: Package name
2) Install the packages copied to spool directory
# pkgadd SUNWgtar
Solaris: Install downloaded package
1) If your package is in .bz2 format then first uncompress it using bunzip2 command:
# bunzip2 Packagname.bz2
2) Install package:
# pkgadd –d Packagname
Note .bz2 extension will automatically removed by first command.
For example if your package name is SFWqt.bz2
# buzip2 SFWqt.bz2
# pkgadd –d SFWqt
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Hi.
# pkgadd –d SFWqt
When is allowed not to use
directory name with -d option?
— package located in a current directory or
there is some other exception ?
How generally pkgadd interprets -d option with or without directory name –
when only package name is listed?
Thanks
pkgadd –d SFWqt
It means package is in current directory which was downloaded from ftp/http sites
by this we get an error. if we want to use d option then we use . option it show that we are use the current location directory
if you want to use the current directory use ( . ) dot after -d option. then it recognizes to look in current directory
pkgadd –d . SFWqt
It means package is in current directory
can you tell me how to install drives in opensolaris
well that is good for zipped files what about .pkg downloaded from internet? How can i install it?
well .pkg directly worked fine with “pkgadd -d .pkg . Thanks
if i want to add additional software….same method is enough or any difference….how i execute that softwares
if we add packages from pkgadd command where is it goes? I mean /usr/bin or any other dir?
Hello
Good blog
I have a doubt
How to mount CD of Solaris???
Thanks